Spiny Burr Grass (Cenchrus longispinus) (Gentle Annie) (Nox)
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| Scientific name: | Cenchrus incertus and C. longispinus (synonyms; C. pauciflorus, C. tribuloides) |  Gentle annie plant |
Common name: | Spiny burr grass, innocent weed, gentle annie. | |
Status: | Regionally Prohibited in the Glenelg-Hopkins and Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West) CMAs. Regionally Controlled in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Goulburn Broken and North East CMAs. Restricted in the Corangamite, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. | |
Habitat: | Temperate subhumid and semi-arid regions where it grows well on low-fertility, sandy soils establishing readily on disturbed sites in the 250 to 500 mm annual rainfall belt. It infests neglected areas and summer crops. |
Related Links
Weed Identification Note for Spiny Burr Grass - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009